I get only choppy audio and no video using omxplayer on Raspbian Jessie

Question

I'm trying to play an file720.mkv file to hdmi with omxplayer but I'm getting only choppy audio with no video.

omxplayer -g -o hdmi file.720p.HDTV.x264.mkv

omxplayer -version

omxplayer - Commandline multimedia player for the Raspberry Pi
        Build date: Fri, 06 May 2016 14:07:54 +0000
        Version   : 6c90c75 [master]
        Repository: https://github.com/popcornmix/omxplayer.git

here is the log...

06:12:05 T:18446744071710231280   DEBUG: DllBcm: Using omx system library
06:12:05 T:18446744071710232274   DEBUG: DllOMX: Using omx system library
06:12:05 T:18446744071710232901   DEBUG: DllAvFormat: Using libavformat system library
06:12:05 T:18446744071710235336   DEBUG: DBus connection succeeded
06:12:05 T:18446744071710236597   DEBUG: Keyboard: DBus connection succeeded
06:12:05 T:18446744071710236767   DEBUG: OMXThread::Create - Thread with id 1901065264 started
06:12:05 T:18446744071710236848   DEBUG: DllAvUtilBase: Using libavutil system library
06:12:05 T:18446744071710236875   DEBUG: DllAvCodec: Using libavcodec system library
06:12:05 T:18446744071710236898   DEBUG: DllAvFormat: Using libavformat system library
06:12:06 T:18446744071710852244   DEBUG: COMXCoreComponent::Initialize OMX.broadcom.clock input port 80 output port 81 m_handle 0x1041f00
06:12:06 T:18446744071710852598   DEBUG: OMXClock::OMXStop
06:12:06 T:18446744071710852739   DEBUG: OMXClock::OMXSetSpeed(0.00) pause_resume:1
06:12:06 T:18446744071710853044   DEBUG: OMXThread::Create - Thread with id 1888908336 started
06:12:06 T:18446744071710853170   DEBUG: DllAvUtilBase: Using libavutil system library
06:12:06 T:18446744071710853227   DEBUG: DllAvCodec: Using libavcodec system library
06:12:06 T:18446744071710853281   DEBUG: DllAvFormat: Using libavformat system library
06:12:06 T:18446744071710853310   DEBUG: DllAvUtilBase: Using libavutil system library
06:12:06 T:18446744071710853353   DEBUG: DllAvCodec: Using libavcodec system library
06:12:06 T:18446744071710853402   DEBUG: DllAvFormat: Using libswresample system library
06:12:06 T:18446744071710854541    INFO: COMXAudioCodecOMX::GetChannelMap - FFmpeg reported 6 channels, but the layout contains 0 ignoring
06:12:06 T:18446744071710854639   DEBUG: DllAvUtilBase: Using libavutil system library
06:12:06 T:18446744071710854692   DEBUG: COMXAudio::SetCodingType OMX_AUDIO_CodingPCM
06:12:06 T:18446744071710854742    INFO: CPCMRemap: I channel map: FL,FR,CE,LFE,BL,BR
06:12:06 T:18446744071710854792    INFO: CPCMRemap: O channel map: FL,FR
06:12:06 T:18446744071710854819   DEBUG: CPCMRemap: Downmix normalization is disabled
06:12:06 T:18446744071710854890   DEBUG: CPCMRemap: FL = FL(1.000000) CE(0.707107) LFE(0.707107) BL(1.000000)
06:12:06 T:18446744071710854943   DEBUG: CPCMRemap: FR = FR(1.000000) CE(0.707107) LFE(0.707107) BR(1.000000)
06:12:06 T:18446744071710855984   DEBUG: COMXCoreComponent::Initialize OMX.broadcom.audio_decode input port 120 output port 121 m_handle 0x10adec0
06:12:06 T:18446744071710856898   DEBUG: COMXCoreComponent::AllocInputBuffers component(OMX.broadcom.audio_decode) - port(120), nBufferCountMin(4), nBufferCountActual(16), nBufferSize(49152), nBufferAlignmen(16)
06:12:06 T:18446744071710873161   DEBUG: COMXAudio::Initialize Input bps 32 samplerate 48000 channels 6 buffer size 2304000 bytes per second 1152000
06:12:06 T:18446744071710873233   DEBUG: pcm->direction      : input
06:12:06 T:18446744071710873261   DEBUG: pcm->nPortIndex     : 120
06:12:06 T:18446744071710873286   DEBUG: pcm->eNumData       : 0
06:12:06 T:18446744071710873310   DEBUG: pcm->eEndian        : 1
06:12:06 T:18446744071710873335   DEBUG: pcm->bInterleaved   : 1
06:12:06 T:18446744071710873359   DEBUG: pcm->nBitPerSample  : 32
06:12:06 T:18446744071710873382   DEBUG: pcm->ePCMMode       : 0
06:12:06 T:18446744071710873406   DEBUG: pcm->nChannels      : 6
06:12:06 T:18446744071710873430   DEBUG: pcm->nSamplingRate  : 48000
06:12:06 T:18446744071710873454   DEBUG: OMX_AUDIO_ChannelLF
06:12:06 T:18446744071710873477   DEBUG: OMX_AUDIO_ChannelRF
06:12:06 T:18446744071710873500   DEBUG: OMX_AUDIO_ChannelCF
06:12:06 T:18446744071710873523   DEBUG: OMX_AUDIO_ChannelLFE
06:12:06 T:18446744071710873545   DEBUG: OMX_AUDIO_ChannelLR
06:12:06 T:18446744071710873567   DEBUG: OMX_AUDIO_ChannelRR
06:12:06 T:18446744071710873590   DEBUG: COMXAudio::Initialize device omx:hdmi passthrough 0 hwdecode 0
06:12:06 T:18446744071710874090   DEBUG: OMXThread::Create - Thread with id 1876714544 started
06:12:06 T:18446744071710874335  NOTICE: OMXClock using audio as reference
06:12:06 T:18446744071710874566   DEBUG: OMXClock::OMXReset audio / video : 1 / 0 wait mask 0->1 state : 2->1
06:12:06 T:18446744071710874858   DEBUG: Popped message member: NameAcquired interface: org.freedesktop.DBus type: 4 path: /org/freedesktop/DBus
06:12:06 T:18446744071710874900 WARNING: Unhandled dbus message, member: NameAcquired interface: org.freedesktop.DBus type: 4 path: /org/freedesktop/DBus
06:12:06 T:18446744071710875003   DEBUG: Normal M:0 (A:-4503599627370496 V:0) P:1 A:0.00 V:0.00/T:0.20 (0,0,0,1) A:0% V:0% (0.00,4.02)
06:12:06 T:18446744071710876142    INFO: CDVDPlayerAudio::Decode dts:0 pts:0 size:615144
06:12:06 T:18446744071710876859    INFO: CDVDPlayerAudio::Decode dts:32000 pts:32000 size:1792
06:12:06 T:18446744071710878390   DEBUG: COMXAudioCodecOMX::Decode(0x1036240,1792) format=8(8) chan=6 samples=1536 size=6144 data=0x6f4004c0,0x6f401da0,0x6f403610,0x6f40a470,0x6f40bca0,0x6f40d4d0,(nil),(nil)
06:12:06 T:18446744071710878578   DEBUG: COMXAudioCodecOMX::GetData size=36864/36864 line=6144/6144 buf=0x6f413d18, desired=49152
06:12:06 T:18446744071710878620    INFO: CDVDPlayerAudio::Decode dts:64000 pts:64000 size:1792
06:12:06 T:18446744071710879703   DEBUG: COMXAudio::Decode ADec : setStartTime 0.032000
06:12:06 T:18446744071710882180   DEBUG: COMXCoreComponent::Initialize OMX.broadcom.audio_mixer input port 232 output port 231 m_handle 0x6f40a2a8
06:12:06 T:18446744071710883441   DEBUG: COMXCoreComponent::Initialize OMX.broadcom.audio_render input port 100 output port 100 m_handle 0x6f4051a0
06:12:06 T:18446744071710883580    INFO: COMXAudio::ApplyVolume - Volume=1.00 (* 1.00 * 1.00)
06:12:06 T:18446744071710883813   DEBUG: COMXAudio::PortSettingsChanged - Output bps 16 samplerate 48000 channels 2 buffer size 2304000 bytes per second 768000
06:12:06 T:18446744071710883845   DEBUG: pcm->direction      : output
06:12:06 T:18446744071710883871   DEBUG: pcm->nPortIndex     : 231
06:12:06 T:18446744071710883895   DEBUG: pcm->eNumData       : 0
06:12:06 T:18446744071710883919   DEBUG: pcm->eEndian        : 1
06:12:06 T:18446744071710883944   DEBUG: pcm->bInterleaved   : 1
06:12:06 T:18446744071710883967   DEBUG: pcm->nBitPerSample  : 16
06:12:06 T:18446744071710883991   DEBUG: pcm->ePCMMode       : 0
06:12:06 T:18446744071710884014   DEBUG: pcm->nChannels      : 2
06:12:06 T:18446744071710884038   DEBUG: pcm->nSamplingRate  : 48000
06:12:06 T:18446744071710884063   DEBUG: OMX_AUDIO_ChannelLF
06:12:06 T:18446744071710884086   DEBUG: OMX_AUDIO_ChannelRF
06:12:06 T:18446744071710885377   DEBUG: COMXAudio::PortSettingsChanged - bits:32 mode:0 channels:6 srate:48000 nopassthrough
06:12:06 T:18446744071710899002   DEBUG: Popped message member: NameAcquired interface: org.freedesktop.DBus type: 4 path: /org/freedesktop/DBus
06:12:06 T:18446744071710899134 WARNING: Unhandled dbus message, member: NameAcquired interface: org.freedesktop.DBus type: 4 path: /org/freedesktop/DBus
06:12:06 T:18446744071710924541    INFO: COMXAudio::ApplyVolume - Volume=1.00 (* 1.00 * 1.00)
06:12:06 T:18446744071710924611    INFO: CDVDPlayerAudio::Decode dts:96000 pts:96000 size:1792
06:12:06 T:18446744071710924691   DEBUG: Normal M:0 (A:64000 V:0) P:1 A:0.06 V:0.00/T:0.20 (1,0,0,1) A:26% V:0% (0.03,4.02)
06:12:06 T:18446744071710925005   DEBUG: Normal M:0 (A:96000 V:0) P:1 A:0.10 V:0.00/T:0.20 (1,0,0,1) A:26% V:0% (0.03,4.02)
06:12:06 T:18446744071710926696    INFO: COMXAudio::ApplyVolume - Volume=1.00 (* 1.00 * 1.00)
06:12:06 T:18446744071710926757    INFO: CDVDPlayerAudio::Decode dts:128000 pts:128000 size:1792
06:12:06 T:18446744071710928818    INFO: COMXAudio::ApplyVolume - Volume=1.00 (* 1.00 * 1.00)
06:12:06 T:18446744071710928873    INFO: CDVDPlayerAudio::Decode dts:160000 pts:160000 size:1792
06:12:06 T:18446744071710930432    INFO: COMXAudio::ApplyVolume - Volume=1.00 (* 1.00 * 1.00)
06:12:06 T:18446744071710930508    INFO: CDVDPlayerAudio::Decode dts:192000 pts:192000 size:1792
06:12:06 T:18446744071710932077    INFO: COMXAudio::ApplyVolume - Volume=1.00 (* 1.00 * 1.00)
06:12:06 T:18446744071710932166    INFO: CDVDPlayerAudio::Decode dts:224000 pts:224000 size:1792
06:12:06 T:18446744071710933719    INFO: COMXAudio::ApplyVolume - Volume=1.00 (* 1.00 * 1.00)
06:12:06 T:18446744071710933774    INFO: CDVDPlayerAudio::Decode dts:256000 pts:256000 size:1792
06:12:06 T:18446744071710935433    INFO: COMXAudio::ApplyVolume - Volume=1.00 (* 1.00 * 1.00)
06:12:06 T:18446744071710935529    INFO: CDVDPlayerAudio::Decode dts:288000 pts:288000 size:75017
06:12:06 T:18446744071710935629    INFO: CDVDPlayerAudio::Decode dts:320000 pts:320000 size:1792

I've searched and I feel I am the only person with this problem.

Thanks for any help.

Answer 1

Apparently, omxplayer does not support the *.mkv file I was trying to play. I played an *.mp4 file and it played beautifully. Disappointing that omxplayer doesn't support more formats. I also tried another *.mkv and it worked so the orginal file that was giving me problems must have been corrupted somehow.